Men's Golf Finishes Third at Missouri Southern Invitational

Three Rivermen Place in Top 14

Joplin, Mo. – The UMSL men's golf team had another strong showing in their fall schedule, finishing in third place at the Missouri Southern Fall Invitational. In addition to the team success, UMSL had three golfers place in the top 14 individually.

The Rivermen were in first place after the first round of the tournament, shooting a 294 on the first day and held a three-stroke lead over two other schools. In the second round, UMSL shot three strokes worse, shooting a 297 for a team score of 591 and dropped to a third place finish.

Diego Jimenez and Drew Stephens were the top UMSL finishers as both shot identical 147 scores for a tie for ninth place individually as both golfers shot a 72-75 in the two rounds. Pat Murillo finished just one stroke behind with a 148 (75-73) and tied for a 14th place finish. Mark Rieke finished 22nd with a 75-75 - 150, and Sam Wiles was one stroke behind him with a 151 (77-74) for a 23rd place finish.

 

	TEAM SCORES
Pl	Team	1st Rd	2nd Rd	Total
1	Missouri Southern	297	283	580
2	Missouri Western	297	289	586
3	Missouri-St. Louis	294	297	591
4	Central Missouri St.	296	296	592
5	Washburn	300	292	592
6	Southwest Baptist	306	294	600
7	William Woods	301	307	608
8	Truman State	307	305	612
9	NE Okla. A&M	313	321	634
10	Pittsburg State	322	324	646

 

 

 

 

 

 

	UMSL Participants
Pl	Player	1st Rd	2nd Rd	Total
t9	Diego Jimenez	72	75	147
t9	Drew Stephens	72	75	147
t14	Pat Murillo	75	73	148
22	Mark Rieke	75	75	150
t23	Sam Wiles	77	74	151